Introduction to Sociology: Chapters 1, 2, & 3 questions and answers

Introduction to Sociology: Chapters 1, 2, & 3 questions and answers Norms Correct Answer-Rules Sociology Correct Answer-The study of human behaviors (or what is) Social philosophy Correct Answer-The way things ought to be Sociological perspective Correct Answer-Seeing the general in the particular Suicide Correct Answer-Some categories of people more likely to commit suicide than others Social integration Correct Answer-Categories of people with strong social ties have low suicide rates, while more individualistic people had high suicide rates Outsider Correct Answer-Not part of the dominant category Global perspective Correct Answer-The study of the larger world and our society's place in it Opinions Correct Answer-Something we think Value statements Correct Answer-Why we have a certain opinion or think what we think Growth of cities Correct Answer-Because of enclosure movement, tenant farmers move to cities; as cities grow, pollution, crime, and homelessness increase Theory Correct Answer-statement of how and why specific facts are related Theoretical approach Correct Answer-basic image of society that guides thinking and research Three major theoretical approaches Correct Answer-structural-functional; social-conflict; symbolic-interaction Structural-functional approach Correct Answer-Macro; sees society as a system who parts work together to promote harmony/solidarity and stability; "What is the function?"